Children Coping with COVID-19: Intersectional Understandings of Film and Media Access in a Crisis

UCL Press. University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT; e-mail: uclpresspublishing@ucl.ac.uk; Web site: https://www.uclpress.co.uk/pages/film-education-journal

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COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Online Courses; Educational Technology; Film Study; Technology Uses in Education; Context Effect; Cultural Influences; Foreign Countries; Film Production; Workshops; Elementary Secondary Education; Access to Information; Preschool Education; Information Dissemination; Animation

South Africa; Argentina; Netherlands; India; Ethiopia

2515-7086

As a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns across the world, digital access has become paramount, as most aspects of education have moved online. Drawing together five case studies located in South Africa, Argentina, the Netherlands, India and Ethiopia, this article assesses the role of film education during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a specific focus on the impacts of digital access. We examine multimodal forms of film education, and how these were used to inform, entertain and educate children during the crisis by the varying work undertaken by the organizations. Applying theories of intersectionality, we address the need for context-specific approaches to film education, focusing upon the impact that the societal and individual contexts had on the dissemination of film education in each country.

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2022

EJ1341894